Update: Claude AI is back up after a brief outage reported across the United States on Sunday evening. A Claude artificial intelligence (AI) logo on a smartphone. (Bloomberg) Anthropic’s status page said, “The issue affecting claude.ai, platform.claude.com, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork has been resolved.” Earlier, the company said, “A fix has … Read more
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Sunday that the possible use of nuclear weapons against Iran is being discussed in US strategy meetings, though she did not provide evidence for the claim. Marjorie Taylor Greene accused the Trump administration of ignoring US intelligence assessments about Iran’s nuclear program and following Israel’s warnings instead. (AFP) In … Read more
A large plume of dark smoke was seen rising over the downtown Dallas skyline on Sunday evening, August 16, 2026. The smoke was visible from residential areas across the city, with videos showing a thick cloud rising above the buildings. The incident appears to involve a new fire in downtown Dallas. It is separate from … Read more
Update (7:43pm EDT): The fire has now grown to 130 acres, per Incident Command cited by Watch Duty. A vegetation fire burning near Sorrento Valley in San Diego has led to multiple road closures and evacuations. (UnSplash) New Evacuation Warnings have been issued for Zones SDC-1399, SDC-1400, SDC-1401, SDC-1442, and SDC-1446. Per Incident Command, the … Read more
Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that he does not believe the FBI taking over the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance would necessarily be the best course of action. Attorney General Todd Blanche said he doesn’t think the FBI should take over the Nancy Guthrie investigation. (REUTERS) Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today co-anchor Savannah … Read more
New images purportedly showing conditions aboard the USS George Washington have surfaced after separate complaints about conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln. The images, shared by author and investigator Seth Harp, appear to show a dirty bathroom floor, corroded pipes and a toilet containing brownish liquid. Harp described the carrier as “moldy old” following its … Read more
A vegetation fire broke out near the canyon between Sorrento Valley Boulevard and Carmel Mountain Road in San Diego on Sunday, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. The fire was first reported at around 1:30pm. A vegetation fire near San Diego’s Sorrento Valley has grown to 130 acres. (Unsplash/ representative image) As per the … Read more
An Autistic Texas girl who was brutally beaten by a group of middle school students is reportedly back in the hospital after losing “feeling and function” in her right leg, journalist Sarah Fields shared on X. Doctors have also found a mass on her brain. Who is Maddison McDonald? Texas teen who was brutally beaten … Read more
From streaming games online to stepping into one of Marvel’s most recognizable mutant roles, Inside Navarrette’s career has taken a remarkable turn. The 25-year-old actress has moved through television, superhero drama and horror before landing the role of Rogue in Marvel Studios’ upcoming X-Men reboot. Her casting marks a major new chapter for Navarrette, who … Read more
Connor Hill (Delta High School, State College, PA) By writing a custom computer algorithm that mapped every possible version of a rare class of geometric shapes, 17-year-old Connor Hill from Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, has won the top $250,000 prize at the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search.His computational proof classified a complex group of three-dimensional shapes … Read more